Daily Republican., 1887-11-29
HORrd OF Education-
The Board Of Education met in reg

boRrd OF Education.
The Boerd Of Education met in regu
lar session IAst e- sDing.
The Commits on teachers recon
mended that the salary of Miss Ed win,
Kruse, principal OF No. 16 school, b.
increased from 800 to $500 per year, OF
account of the additional labors whicl
nai been imposed upon her.
kyne remarked that the rule, forb,t
this sort OF thing. He thought it wron,
to 90 against the ruIes, and they forbid
raising teachers salary after they hat
been appointed to the position.
President Baird explained that thi
ssaoher was appointed principal of
grammar school. and since then tn.
school had been given high school d,
partment
Kyne-You cant get over it tha,
way. Whenever you want to get owe
anything there is always some way Il
DO 1t. This teacher WAS appointed
principal OF No. 16 school and it Is still
No. 16 school.
Palmer explained that four more
looms hsd been added 10 the school and
the teacher had therefore considerably
more work to do There were, hs said
about 6h0 .cholars in that school.
The motion TO increase the salary o
the teacher in question was put and
carried, Kyne crying out, "Well, it's
against the ruias anyhow"
Mr. Pyle;s.1aoEo OF the Committee cH
Printing, moved that the committee be
instructed to have the usual number OF
manuals printed. Seconded and car
ried.
No. 3 school was allowed S25 for re-.
pairs to pavement.
No. 6 was allowed sl3 for repairs to
valves and for door mats.
No. z was allowed $40 for reno wing
stoves.
No. 8 was allowed $40 for repairing
stay .batks and water closet,
No. II was allowed So for the purchase
of q clock.
No. IL was allowed $40 to paint the
front fence.
No. IA was allowed SIS for repairs to
pipes.
No. IS was allowed s45 for repairs to
cellar windows, etc.
No. II was allowed 81 so to purch ase
coAl shovel.
No. % was allowed Gil for stove,
High School was allowed 81. .75 for re.
pairs to pipes.
The committee on teachers and the
committee on transfers, who were in.
strrcted to act jointly in considering
tbs propriaty Of establishing grammar
room on Scott street were, on motion Of
Ar. Palmer, discharged from further
consideration OF the matter.
Donahoe moved that the motion to
build an annex to No. z school be in.
definitely postponed. The motion to
postpone indefinitely prevailed.
MI. Fo1lk, ss chairman of committee
OF school No. 16, reported that the new
building was competed and was full OF
pupils. He moved that an order be
drawn in favor of II. 8 Christy for the
balance OF the bill, S2,597, The whole
coss OF the building was S5. 1859.
order was directed to be drawn in ia
of Christy for the amount.
The committee 10 consider the advls'
ability OF establishing q g!rls' night
school wac, on motion, discharged from
further cons!d deration OF the mStver.
A Communication from 8. William
Base, desiring to sell the board an atlas
os the city of Wilmington, was on mo.
tion referred TO committee OF three,
who shall examine the atlas ard report
to the board.
The secretary asked that an assistant
bs provided him TO carry up coal dur
ing the winter months,
Oo motion of hr. Smith, the sscre-
tsry was instructed to employ an at
sis.aut at cost not to exceed 80 per
month.
Mr.. Foulk stated that as the ianitor
OF No. 16 school since the annex had
been built lad five extra rooms and
four more stoves TO attend to, he thought
his salary should be raised.
Mr.. Faekel movad that the salary OF
the janitor Of No. 16 school be raised 10
$3.50 per year.
Collins moved to amend by making 1t
S325.
Kyne thought :he board should treat
all janitors alike. There WAS No. Is
schools janitor, he said, was as good ~
any In the city. He thought II they
raised the salary of No. 16 schools
snitor they should rsise that of tho
janitor of No. Is school.
Jones said he would endorse all that
Mr.. Kyne said about ths janisor Of No.
Is school. But he was afraid II they
went to raising the salary of some jani.
tors and letting Others 10 ON ut their
aams wnges they would get themselves
into trouble.
Pyle thought this was a simple bust.
ness transaction. Ifany of the board
had clerk employed and increased his
work they would increase his pay.
The motion as amended was carried.
Kyne moved to raise the wages Of the
janitor of No. 10 school. President
Baird ruled the motion out Of order, at
which Kyne remarked that he knew 1t
was when he made 1t, bat they had
raised teacher's salary the same way
Mud he thought q ianitor's might be
raised also.
Collins said there was pool Of stag
lsnt water adjoining No. Is school,
md asked Ii there WAS no way to abate
,he nuisance.
Mr.. Ruth, the chairman of the com.
nittee on that school,, stated that he
lad sent TWO or three Communications
o the Board Of Health in rsspecg to the
natter. which was all he had authority
% do c..... 90.
Collins moved that q committee of
hree be appointed to secure plans for
lew school house In the Twelfth ward
It cost not to exceed S25. The mo.
ion was seconded By Pyle.
Mr.. Palmer objected to the building
,f . new school house there because he
thought the Seventh ward needed one
more than the Twelfth, 1t was under.
Itood when the board concluded to buy
he lot that the school house was not to
20 built until next year.
Pyle said that the reasons given for
lot building school house when the
OF was bought was that there were not
unds enough. The treasurer reports q
balance CT SS,SS5 In bank for new
The money Is on hand and
IAN be used. II the building OF q school
n this ward required new appropria-
ion or o part of next years appropria-
ion, he would not be In favor of 1t.
Kyne said be thought there was not
nouRh money IN the treasury to build